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| Titel |
Mapping and historical reconstruction of the great Mexican 22 June 1932 tsunami |
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N. Corona, M. T. Ramírez-Herrera |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 12, no. 5 ; Nr. 12, no. 5 (2012-05-09), S.1337-1352 |
| Datensatznummer |
250010803
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-12-1337-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| At 07:00 h (UTC-6) on 22 June 1932, a Ms = 6.9
earthquake shocked the
coasts of Colima and Jalisco. Five minutes later a tsunami arrived at the
coast. It almost completely destroyed the town of Cuyutlán, Colima,
causing the deaths of 50 people and leaving about 1200 injured. In this
study, newspaper reports and technical reports are reviewed, as well as
survivors' testimonials. The physical characteristics (mean sea level at the
time, time of arrival, sea retreat, and inundation distribution) and the
tsunami effects (number of victims, injuries, affected buildings) have been
reconstructed and mapped. The interpretation of historical data allowed us
to determine the intensity of the tsunami and to reveal the tsunamigenic
source. This study emphasizes the relevance of historical analysis,
including survivor's testimonies, in the reconstruction of tsunamis that
lack instrumental data. The results of this study are relevant to
paleotsunami studies and tsunami related hazard planning. |
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